Software Engineer 1

Remote Canada · Remote solelyCA$85k – CA$92k

About this role

Job Description:

Title: Software Engineer 1

Location: Remote (EST or CST). Occasional travel for in-person meetings.

Why This Role Exists

At Phreesia, we’re looking for exceptionally smart and talented candidates who see their careers progressing toward technical leadership. If you don’t rest with the status quo and are full of great ideas, we want you!

As a Software Engineer 1, you'll join our Software Engineering Leadership Program, a hands-on development program designed to accelerate your growth as a software engineer while giving you the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in healthcare technology.

You’ll collaborate with a fully remote team of talented engineers, software architects, and product managers to design, build, test, and maintain scalable, secure, and reliable applications. You'll work across the stack to enhance Phreesia's platform, which helps healthcare organizations connect with patients and deliver meaningful, personalized experiences throughout their healthcare journey.

Mentorship and Development

As part of the program, you’ll be paired with an experienced senior engineering member of our team who will mentor you throughout your first years at Phreesia. Your mentor will provide technical guidance, code review feedback, and career development support to help you grow into an independent and confident contributor. We have high expectations for our hires, and we are confident once you’re at Phreesia you will flourish!

This program is designed to build future technical leaders at Phreesia. Our past participants have advanced to become Senior Software Engineers, Development Leads, and Software Architects, helping to define the direction of our platform and push Phreesia into the future.

What You’ll Spend Your Time Doing

  • Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain software applications, features, and services using C#, .NET, .NET Framework, and other modern programming languages and frameworks.

  • Collaborate with senior engineers and cross-functional teams to understand product requirements, translate them into technical solutions, implement features, and resolve issues.

  • Contribute to our CI/CD pipelines to ensure smooth, automated builds and deployments.

  • Work on system integrations with third-party APIs and internal services.

  • Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following best practices.

  • Define test cases and automate tests to ensure software quality.

  • Debug and troubleshoot application issues, escalating when necessary.

  • Assist in monitoring the health and performance of applications by working with observability tools (logs, metrics, alerts, and dashboards) to ensure reliability and stability.

  • Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and continuous learning initiatives.

  • Document technical solutions and contribute to team knowledge sharing.

  • Continuously learn and adapt to new technologies and processes.

  • Bring enthusiasm, creativity and a willingness to learn and improve yourself, as well as the world around you

What Makes You a Great Fit

You don’t need to check every box — but this role will feel energizing if you have:

  • Familiarity with C#, .NET, and object-oriented programming principles.

  • Understanding of software development fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and design patterns.

  • Excited to embrace AI as part of your development toolkit.

  • Exposure to relational databases (SQL Server preferred).

  • Strong problem-solving skills and a willingness to learn.

  • Self-motivated, pragmatic thinking capable of working within a highly distributed team.

  • Strong technical and non-technical communication skills.

  • Highly collaborative team player.

  • Experience or exposure to technologies such as:

  • Restful APIs

  • SQL Server, Mongo, Redis

  • Message queue technologies such as RabbitMQ, MSMQ, or SQS

  • Cloud systems (AWS, GCP, or Azure)

  • Experience in healthcare IT standards (e.g., HL7, FHIR, SMART on FHIR, or similar).

We Do Have A Few Requirements To Check

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline

  • Strong understanding of at least one modern programming language (e.g., C#, Java, Python, or JavaScript).

  • Familiarity with web services, REST APIs, and cloud technologies (AWS preferred).

  • Curiosity, humility, and a desire to learn continuously.

Where You’ll Work

This is a remote role where you’ll collaborate closely with distributed engineering, product, and cross-functional teams to build software that improves the healthcare experience for patients and providers.

Why Phreesia

Phreesia is on a mission to make healthcare more human, connected, and efficient. Our SaaS platform powers digital check-in and engagement for healthcare organizations nationwide—helping patients feel informed and providers work smarter.

Compensation & Rewards

Total Cash Compensation:

  • CAD $85,000 - $92,000, depending on qualifications.

  • A comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to support your whole life — not just your work.

We’re proud to be:

  • A five-time Modern Healthcare Best Places to Work winner

  • Recognized on the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index

  • Deeply committed to inclusion, growth, and employee experience

Disclosure: This posting is to fill an existing vacancy.

Who We Are:

At Phreesia, we’re looking for smart and passionate people to help drive our mission of creating a better, more engaging healthcare experience. We’re committed to helping healthcare organizations succeed in an ever-evolving landscape by transforming the way healthcare is delivered. Our SaaS platform digitizes appointment check-in and offers tools to engage patients, improve efficiency, optimize staffing, and enhance clinical care.

Phreesia cares about our employees by providing a diverse and dynamic work environment. We’re a five-time winner of Modern Healthcare Magazine’s Best Places to Work in Healthcare award and we’ve been recognized on the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index. We are dedicated to continuously improving our employee experience by launching new programs and initiatives. If you thrive in a culture of recognition, value inclusivity, professional development, and growth opportunities, Phreesia could be a great fit!

Top-rated Employee Benefits:

  • Remote First: 100% Remote work + home office expense reimbursements+ monthly reimbursement for cell phone, internet and wellness.

  • Top of market rewards: Competitive compensation

  • Take time when you need time: Flexible PTO + company holidays

  • Top class healthcare benefits: Variety of healthcare benefits for you and your family (and your pets!) starting day one

  • Care about your families: Generous top-up for parental leave benefits

  • Support personal development: Continuing education and professional certification reimbursement

  • Connecting in person: Various offsite events and activities for team to connect and meet in person, to support team building and engagement.

  • Giveback to community: Local in-person volunteer events, and give back programs to our communities.

  • Recognition and perks: We have a company wide recognition tool (Phireworks) to celebrate milestones, recognize achievements and strengthen your bond with your teams. You can accumulate points and redeem them for a wide catalogue of items!

  • Diversity and inclusive environment: At Phreesia, all employees are encouraged to bring their authentic self to work, feel supported and perform at their best. We have a variety of Employee Resources Groups (ERGs) which bring together individuals from a wide range of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives, and seek to foster a sense of shared community and empowerment for employees who share a common social identity, such as gender, race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation.

  • Opportunity to join an Employee Resource Group. Learn more here: https://www.phreesia.com/workforce/

Disclosure: Phreesia uses certain automated tools, including artificial intelligence, to support the assessment of applicants for this position.

We strive to provide a diverse and inclusive environment and are an equal opportunity employer.

Company at a glance

Phreesia was founded in 2005 to help patients take an active role in their care. Our innovative technology empowers healthcare organizations to better understand their patients and equip them with the knowledge, skills and confidence to succeed.

With robust tools for registration, scheduling, payments and clinical support, Phreesia helps providers maximize efficiency and create great patient experiences. Today, we facilitate more than 180 million patient visits annually—and activating patients is at the core of everything we do.

To learn more, visit: https://www.phreesia.com

Team Size1,001-5,000 employees
WorkspaceRemote solely
IndustryHospitals and Health Care
Location
Canada
LinkedInLinkedIn

Top Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Professional development
  • Flexible PTO
  • Home office reimbursement
  • Wellness reimbursement
  • Volunteer programs
  • Employee resource groups

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